by - June 18, 2015 10:10 am
A former circuit judge who pleaded guilty to bribery late last year will go before a federal judge this fall for sentencing, according to court documents filed late Wednesday. Mike…
by - June 18, 2015 9:24 am
A group of Arkansas Baptist High School students got an early taste of business and success as they participated for the first time in the Capitol Hill Challenge. The students…
by - June 17, 2015 5:28 am
A proposal for the city of Jonesboro to adopt a property maintenance code heads back to the drawing board with people on both sides of the debate wanting something different…
by - June 15, 2015 4:06 pm
The rules of the political game for 2016 in Arkansas are now set. Officials with the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office have released the 2016 election calendar for the state,…
by - June 11, 2015 7:38 am
There are 264 days until the March 1 presidential and party primaries in Arkansas and 519 days until the Nov. 8, 2016 general election, but political activity is already well underway.
by - June 9, 2015 6:41 pm
The four-year phase from construction to completion of a $16.5 million, 28-acre facility to help people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia culminated Tuesday when the doors opened for people to…
by - June 8, 2015 6:01 pm
“It’s about time.” That was the sentiment Monday night as Craighead County justices approved an agreement with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for the operation of Bono Lake. The…
by - June 8, 2015 3:43 pm
The unemployment number may have trickled up slightly in Arkansas during April, but counties throughout the state have seen precipitous drops in their unemployment rate in the past year, leading…
by - June 7, 2015 12:14 am
Ritter Communications President Alan Morse talks about the changes in the cable industry, telecommunications, and how the industry is faring in the current technology revolution.
by - June 3, 2015 2:39 pm
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee returned to Northeast Arkansas to talk about his presidential campaign and key issues as part of a fundraising swing he’s making across Arkansas.
by - June 2, 2015 7:58 pm
The sales tax revenue report was down somewhat in May, but that hasn’t stopped people from wanting to build in Jonesboro, Mayor Harold Perrin told council members Tuesday night. Perrin…
by - June 1, 2015 4:16 pm
A meeting to discuss realigning and reconstructing the I-55/Crump Blvd. interchange in Memphis drew a crowd Monday afternoon in West Memphis, with area residents ticked about the closure of the I-55 Bridge in Memphis for nine months starting in 2017.
by - May 29, 2015 3:59 pm
A three-day special legislative session, which ended Thursday in Little Rock, was productive and helped put several issues at the forefront of debate in the state, two legislative leaders said…
by - May 28, 2015 6:51 pm
A three-day special session wrapped up Thursday afternoon after lawmakers approved a change to the state’s primary election date as well as a plan to bring up to 600 new…
by - May 27, 2015 6:57 pm
The Senate approved a bill Wednesday night that would change the state’s primary election from May to March in 2016. Senators voted 28-6 to approve Senate Bill 8, sponsored by…
by - May 27, 2015 3:37 pm
After several months of increases, the sales tax revenues for Jonesboro and Craighead County saw large drops for May, according to figures released this week. The city of Jonesboro brought…
by - May 26, 2015 6:47 pm
A bill that would change the date of Arkansas’ presidential and party primaries, as well as the judicial general election, moved through a state House committee Tuesday, but companion bill…
by - May 22, 2015 7:47 am
A man whose first job as a child was running a landscaping business said Thursday that future inventors and entrepreneurs should know the lay of the land before working on…
by - May 20, 2015 6:05 pm
There are a lot of questions surrounding a $4.8 million contract between a software company and the Arkansas Department of Human Services, with lawmakers determined to find out the answers,…
by - May 20, 2015 12:42 am
Paige Gibson was one of about 50 people to show up at the Cooper Alumni Center at Arkansas State University Tuesday night to talk about Common Core. Gibson and several…
